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... a shopping trip to Halcyon Yarns, a large shop that has served the knitting community for more than 40 years. We were on the search for locally made yarns.

As we shopped and learned about Maine fiber artists, Jack and Ken took off to tour the Maine Maritime Museum. Ken and Jack found the 3 hours touring the various exhibits was sufficient only to whet their appetite for a future visit. Bath Iron Works, the largest employer in the area, is part of the ...

... for an afternoon or so, but that is enough of a meditative workout to encourage blissful feelings of well-being, as well as good sleeping at night. We also skiied on trails at the City Forest, and love to take a day skiing on Mt. Desert Island on the groomed trails in Acadia National Park (our home for hiking during the summer months), seeing Frenchmen Bay in the distance as we ski around Paradise Hill and Witch Hole Pond, or zigging and zagging ...

... days . . . at Calais, Maine. It is a real small crossing, but it was quite busy. It took almost a half hour to cross. We haven't made a lot of stops to see things and take pictures; we have been more focused on making road time. But, before we crossed we saw a sign for a stop at a blueberry farm. I asked Carol if she wanted to stop . . . and she did. I said that I didn't see the Exit #. But, she did!! Exit 52 in ...

... At night we took the T (Boston's subway system) to Arlington and walked to find a spot along the Charles River where we could sit or lay and hear the Boston Pops, and watch the truly wonderful firework display there. Finding a place to sit was not easy, as thousands upon thousands of people come to celebrate, many (in the know) claiming their places by early morning or even the night before, but we found a little empty spot of dirt ...

... to get us appointments for hair cuts that afternoon, and an appointment to get Molly groomed on Monday. Yeah!

Saturday, I got a pedicure and we later went to the commissary. After we took the groceries back to the coach, I talked Larry into going to the LL Bean outlet for a little shopping. On the way back to the coach, we came upon Nicky's Cruisin' Diner and decided to have dinner.